Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritius
Mauritius: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritius, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritius stood at 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritius peaked at 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6819 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6819 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6822 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6861 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6946 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7046 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.714 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7166 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7197 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7221 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7276 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7329 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7419 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7621 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7696 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7837 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8011 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8236 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8476 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8644 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9272 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7049 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6819 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7276 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7877 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7329 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8644 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9465 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9272 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 0.972 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Niger 0.9672 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Belgium 0.9665 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Indonesia 0.963 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Guyana 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Argentina 0.9619 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritius?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritius was 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6819 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Mauritius ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.